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C. D. PLATT. SWITCH HANDLE. APPLICATION FILED APFLZY, 191s Patented May 27, 1919.

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ordinarily become loosened but which, if it does become loosened, can readily be made firm With the switch blades. Another advantage of the invention resides in the fact that the switch handle can be molded With out any metal inserts such as have heretofore been common. This enables the h andlcs being made at one point and the metal parts being made at another point, eliminating the need for supplying the handle n'ianufacturcr With metal inserts to be placed in the handles at the time of manufacture I laim 1. In combination, a switch blade, a screw threaded attaching member having a hooked portion engaged With said switch blade, a. handle recessed to receive said attaching member and a portion of the edge of the switch blade and a securing screw extending through a portion of the switch handle into engagement with the threaded attaching member.

2. A handle construction for knife switches comprising, in combination with parallel switch blades, screw threaded attaching members having hooked connection with the end portions of said blades, a handle connecting the blades and recessed to fit over said attaching members and the end portions of the blades, and screw threaded handle securing devices engaged with the threaded attaching members.

handle securing device comprising,

side thereof to provide an 3, In combination "with a s L having recesses in one face to Fe.- portions of parallei switch bl cesses in the opposite face to receive the head portions of screw fastening device, said recesses in the opposite faces being nected by transverse passages stitch b having their end portions engaged in seats aforesaid provided therefor, internai' threaded bushings connected with the blades and extending into the x passages aforesaid, and securing FJIKN gaged with said bushings and h. heads seated. in the reeessc p: 1 for in the opposite side the handle,

As an article of manniacin-e, handle securing ,n'ieans com'nising, 'tcrnally smooth substantially cylinm l' member having a deep slot cut in em thereoi to form an angular hook porno engagement with a switch blade and member further having a screw-fin; portion in V igement with a SCTPEC (h 5. As an article of manufactln'e,

of tubing free oi external gn'ojections, ing screw threads on the interior tin and having relatively deep slot out in angular h el: an open tion for engagement in i switch blade.

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